Closing the Loop: Biosolids Treatment for Maximum Resource Recovery and Carbon Neutrality

Colin Newbery is Jacobs’ Technical Director, Water for Asia based in Singapore. In his role at Jacobs, he leads and manages the design of next-generation and major water treatment facilities for Singapore, contributing to the high esteem enjoyed as a country of water innovation and resilience. In the last decade, Colin has been supporting and collaborating with Singapore’s National Water Agency, Public Utilities Board (PUB) and the broader water industry to explore, develop and realize ground-breaking solutions that push the boundaries in resource recovery, decarbonization and digitalization.

Gokul is Jacobs’ Technical Director - Biosolids and Resource Recovery with 18 years of professional experience in wastewater treatment and chemical production industries. Gokul is passionate about waste to energy, digestion, co-digestion, THP, thermal processing, resource and energy recovery.

He is specialized in biosolids infrastructure planning, analysis, design and has completed high profile assignments across ANZ and Singapore. Gokul has worked in various facets of process engineering, starting from process planning, process development, conceptual studies, detailed design and commissioning of wastewater treatment plants and biosolids treatment facilities.

Peter Burrowes has 43 years of project management and engineering experience in wastewater and biosolids management. His expertise includes various processes such as digestion, dewatering, thermal drying, gasification, pyrolysis, and combustion, as well as energy recovery, odour and air pollution control, biogas management and solid waste management.

With his extensive experience in key positions across Canada, the United States, and internationally, he has successfully coordinated and supervised the planning, permitting, and design of numerous major installations worldwide.